Business Systems Analyst
Location Address: WFH, then Toronto
Contract Duration: 6 months
Extension: Possible
FTE: Possible
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Story Behind the Need
• Business group: GWRT – Regulatory & Compliance Technology
• Project: Rebuilding the regulatory reporting system of OTC Capital Markets. The incumbent will be responsible for supporting Trade Reporting Onboarding. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of Regulatory Initiatives and will make the connection between the information that is fed through from multiple sources.
Reason for request: Workload – BA for Regulatory Platform Modernization Project (RPM)
Candidate Value Proposition
• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build long lasting relationships within Capital Markets. This candidate will be a key driver in ensuring stakeholders communication with the IT team is streamlined utilizing various technologies within Trading systems. They will also be working with new technologies (Kafka, Kubernetes, MinIO, Dremio, etc.)
Typical Day in the Role:
The main function of a Business Systems Analyst is to perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications.
– Collaborates with business partners, sometimes including senior management, to define business objectives, process, and requirements
– Manage resolution of service delivery – escalate issues, lead service recovery teams, ensure that root cause analysis is conducted.
-Participate in the testing of change requests including IST, UAT, and post implementation verification
– Ensure internal support processes are understood, documented, validated, updated & communicated to key stakeholders.
– Performs data analysis, mapping and lineage activities and documents information flows to support specific business requirements
– Works with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies
– Gathers requirements from business units and translates those to programmers and developers
– Demonstrates an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities
– Supports one or more highly complex business processes
– Works on multiple projects as a project team member
– Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs
Must haves:
1. 5 + years’ industry related experience within IT banking (capital markets is an asset but not required) as a Business Systems Analyst
2. Professional experience with JSON and XML data formats
3. 5 + years’ experience supporting or developing for a production application
4. Experience with SQL to read, write and query data
5. Experience delivering projects with quick timelines
Soft Skills:
– Excellent communication and support experience is required
– Excellent communication skills to support the operations team throughout the OTC Space
Nice to have skills:
– Experience with Kafka and Elastic Search is a plus
– Ability to read Java and/or Python is an asset
– Experience with Wallstreet or Murex Trading systems is a plus
– Global Markets support is a big plus
– Experience with real time data streaming is an asset
– Experience with OTC products including Interest Rate, FX, Commodity, Credit, and Equity Swaps
– Familiarity within Capital Markets Regulations, proven through recent project experience including OTC Derivatives + Trade Reporting + Regulatory Reporting
Best vs Average: Ability to read/write code (not needed but helpful). Willingness to learn is valued, as well as a team-first attitude.
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a field such as commerce, computer science, computer engineering, or related field required
Candidate Review & Selection
• Structure and Format: One round (panel with HM and another team member)